All posts tagged "Newport"
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDragons surprise
AMPTHILL head coach Paul Turner is to make a surprise return to Dragons as a part-time consultant for the rest of...
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Features
/ 2 years agoUnassuming Charlie, the water carrier
One of the attractions of rugby union is that it is a game which provides a refuge for the likes of...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoCoen keeps his cool to snatch it
By RORY MOLLOW Newport (S)............29 Exeter Uni................ 31 AT The Old Showground, fly-half, Benjamin Coen’s late penalty saw Exeter University emerge...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoEbbw Vale prevent Newport going top
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT missed the chance to go top of the Premiership after their five-game winning streak was...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLegend of the ‘Bearded Beast’ Esteve
PETER JACKSON FOR sheer bloodthirsty brutality, no international fixture of the last half century has come remotely close to matching France-Wales...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoStudents’ surge sees off Salop
By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S....38 Newport (S)............ 16 LOUGHBOROUGH Students overcame a slow start to get the better of fellow strugglers...
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Features
/ 2 years agoIf I’d known about my ADHD, I’d have quit
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ALY MULDOWNEY THE FORMER MOSELEY, GLASGOW, EXETER, CONNACHT, GRENOBLE AND BRISTOL LOCK ALOT of things are starting to...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRees quick on the draw for Drovers
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY recorded a third straight bonus-point win as they beat Bridgend 36-13 to move three points...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoWelsh trio back in harness to lead fight for Cardiff
PREVIEW...Dragons v Cardiff (Today, Kick-off 2.30pm) By BEN JAYCOCK Cardiff welcome back a trio of internationals from the Rugby World Cup...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoNeath can’t live with Drovers
By ROB COLE Premiership round-up LLANDOVERY hit bottom side Neath for six at Church Bank on their way to a 38-7...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHarrison on hand to move hosts off bottom
By ADAM CLEARY Dudley...............27 Newport (S)..... 19 DUDLEY Kingswinford moved off the foot of the table after a bonus-point win against...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLate blitz secures Newport victory
By GLYN CASTLEGINE Newport (S)............22 Hinckley.................. 21 GEORGE Castledine’s heroic late score secured Newport (Salop) a hard-fought win over the visiting...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoJarvis holds nerve to down Aberavon
Premiership round-up By ROB COLE MATTHEW Jarvis returned to one of his old stamping grounds and kicked Pontypool to a 12-10...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRaiwalui has transformed Fiji, says old mate Gough
By ROB COLE IF Fiji get off to a flyer at the World Cup and beat Wales in Bordeaux today, then...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoDai Watkins, a magnet for every hit-man in north
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW David Watkins used to be fond of telling two anecdotes from his bruising...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHarley’s hat-trick fails to save Salop
Newport (S)............29 Chester.....................32 ■ By GLYN CASTLEDINE CHESTER held off a determined second-half surge from Newport (Salop) as they claimed a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRelief for Clifton as Newport fall short
Clifton................. 19pts Newport (S)...... 10pts ■ By ROGER OPIE CLIFTON pressure during the first 30 minutes of this lively early-season encounter...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCozens: We struggle to find players in our patch
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Fly-half general: Luke Cozens FLY-HALF Luke Cozens has stepped up to head coach of Clifton but has...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNewport prove too good for Dings
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders... 14 Newport................... 17 FIRST half scrum half Tom Wood made his mark early. Consistent from the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDragons to go private
Dragons RFC will return to private ownership this summer after a takeover deal for the Newport-based region was agreed on Friday...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoJames steps up as Cardiff take on the Black & Ambers
Premiership semi-finals By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Cardiff v Newport Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Arms Park Llandovery v Merthyr Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Church...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoCross at the double for table-toppers Cardiff
Welsh Premiership Cardiff......................39 Merthyr...................... 7 By ROB COLE Dewi Cross hoisted his try tally for the season to 19 as he...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoTop ten for Newport
Newport...................52 Llandovery.............33 By TOM WILLIAMS A late penalty try saw Newport clinch a 10th league win in a row by downing...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoArresting sight of Coulman’s solo gallop
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AT Twickenham more than 50 years ago, Mike Coulman did something that had...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoCurry too hot as Reds win a thriller
By PHIL GITTUS Newport (S)............31 O Redcliffians........37 This was a thriller from start to finish with both teams looking to play...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoBlack and Ambers show no mercy
By ROB COLE Llanelli..................... 19 Newport...................63 Ruthless Newport ran in a dozen tries as they put Llaneli to the sword after...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoBlue & Blacks given a final workout
By GRAHAM HARDY Carmarthen Q..14 Cardiff RFC.......23 The Quins certainly saved their best until last as they got stuck into reigning...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoNewport homing in on play-off race
Premiership By SIMON HOGG Newport...................33 Merthyr....................27 NEWPORT made it three wins in nine days as they beat Merthyr to move closer...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoFive-star Black & Ambers eye silverware
By BRYN ROGERS Pontypridd................ 7 Newport...................34 Newport are back in the hunt for a top-four finish, and a potential league-and-cup double,...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoClifton just hold on at gritty Newport
By PHIL GITTUS Newport (S)............29 Clifton.......................33 Clifton returned to Bristol with five points, but not before Newport had given them a...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoWizards conjure up crucial win
Premiership By HUW THOMAS Llandovery............. 16 Aberavon.................25 ABERAVON surprised everyone with a richly deserved win to keep alive their play-off bid....
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRed card for Hibberd fails to halt Hinckley heroes
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................36 Newport (S)............ 12 HINCKLEY put to bed last week’s disappointing performance against Clifton with a comfortable victory...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoDavies’ wonder try fires Black & Ambers
By JIM DAVIES Aberavon................. 10 Newport................... 17 Newport centre Cameron Davies scored a candidate for try of the season as he...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoLast-gasp Young secures Vale comeback
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea.................24 Ebbw Vale............... 31 A dramatic late try by Lewis Young completed an incredible comeback from Ebbw Vale...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLeonard leads the way for Newport
By GLYN CASTLEDINE Newport (S)............ 31 Stourbridge............24 Hosts Newport (Salop) held their nerve to consign basement side Stourbridge to yet another...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoPrice is right for Black and Ambers
Premiership By ROB COLE Newport...................33 Swansea.................24 Walker Price made sure Newport got back to winning ways with a bonus-point victory. The...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoClubs are forced to travel too far
THE crowd figure for Old Albanians’ game at Barnes last weekend in Nat 2 East was 169. Yet under the RFU’s...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoCharlie’s move to roll back the years
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Charlie Faulkner will be remembered for his many achievements; from judo black belt...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoFive-try Gogs wound Newport title hopes
By TOM WILLIAMS RGC............................. 36 Newport................... 21 Newport fell further behind in the race for a top four finish as they...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBridgend’s happy new year continues
Premiership By ETHAN GEORGE Bridgend..................27 Newport...................24 A GOOD opening month to 2023 simply got better and better as Bridgend made it...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFish chips in to get Cardiff back on track
Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff...................... 30 RGC............................. 20 CARDIFF got back to winning ways after their last-gasp single-point defeat at home...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoRGC weather red card storm as Llanelli pain goes on
By HARRY CORISH RGC.............................25 Llanelli..................... 12 Fourteen-man RGC leapfrogged Newport back into the top six with a well-deserved 25- 12 win...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoO’Brien late drop-goal sinks champs
By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff...................... 17 Newport................... 18 Fly-half and captain Matt O’Brien’s injury-time drop-goal secured a major victory for Newport in...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoDion leads second-half fightback for RGC
By ROB COLE RGC.............................26 Ebbw Vale............... 14 RGC’s impressive second-half performance saw them pick up a first win in three games...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLions survive a scare in Newport
By PHIL GUTTUS Newport (S)............32 Leicester L..............38 A GARGANTUAN effort reaped two valuable bonus points for Newport in a game they...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoDragons denied at the death by TMO call
By ROB COLE Dragons ............. 21pts Tries: Roberts 28, 62 Conversions: Hanrahan 63 Penalties: Davies 3, 15, 17 Pau ......................27pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHornets claim third win of season
By JACK TAYLOR Hornets..................... 17 Bournville............... 10 HORNETS picked up just their third win of the season, beating fellow strugglers Bournville...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoPremiership
Newport...................33 Pontypridd.............. 16 O’Brien third all-time Black & Ambers By ROB COLE PONTYPRIDD’S plight continued as they lost their third game...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoNewport cling on for bonus points
By PHIL GUTTUS Newport (S)............29 Hinckley..................33 MISFIRING Newport bagged two deserved bonus points as they ran visitors Hinckley mighty close in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoWhen Ray set records back in the glory days
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ray Glastonbury spent most of his sporting life unaware that he belonged to...












